Huntsville gazette., 1887-03-05
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

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the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Of Texas,
is s23, 1S5.
The bill to require railroad companies
to give thirty days. notice before reduc-
ing wa res, recently passed by thu Texas
Senate, was sent to the House. 1t was so
amended as to require the employees to
give fifteen days. notice of their accept
ance or rejection of the reduction.
Cvernor Ross of Texas has ordered
ees & es sional election for April 8, to fill
the place of Judge Reagan, recently elect
ed United States Senator
Florida is shipping lots of garden truck
northward.
The decision of Judge Van Epps at At
lanta, Ga that WINE could not be sold by
the drink, even in licensed wine-rooms,
has greatly disturbed the wine-room
keepers. Half dozen of them are under
indictment for selling by the drink, and
they fear that $1,000 fines will be imposed
upon each of them.
Green Butler and Monroe Hunt were
drowned near Memphis, Tenn, a few days
ago by the upsetting of flat-boat.
There will be a general increase in the
acreage Of cotton plated in Mississippi
this year if present signs count for any
thing.
Captain W. T. High, Lonoke, Ark, COM
mitted suicide few days ago by going in
to his barn and hanging himself with q
trace chain.
The Tennessee Senate has adopted the
House resolution instructing K epresent-
atives in Congress to use their influence
to prevent the Government from making
contracts with persons and firms employ
ing convict labor.
A congressional convention meets at
Palestine. Tex, March 8, TO nominate
successor to Hon. John 81. Reagan.
John Kelly, shoemaker of Pittsburgh
Tex, committed suicide by ia king strych-
nine, and was buried by the Knights OF
Labor
1t is reported that the Nashville q Chat
tanooga railroad has been sold TO the
Richmond q Danville.
Governor Taylor OF Tennessee has re-
quested the authorities of the main and
branch prisons to furnish him with the
names of al convicts under the age of
fifteen years, the object being, 1T is un-
derstood, either to pardon them or to COM
mute their sentences.
The Tennessee Senate has passed bin
allowing twenty-five dollars per month to
Tennessee soldiers who lost their eyes in
battle, and such Federal soldiers from
Tennessee who lost their eyes in battle
and who are not pensioned by the General
Governme t.
henry Dcdson, a worthless, insolant
yagabond, was recently tried before Geo.
L. Bradford and a jury at Augusta, KY,
for mistreating his family. The jury, after
hearing all the evidence, returned a ver-
dict of guilty, and ordered him sold to the
highest bidder at public auction for the
period of seventy-fve days. Judge Brad
ford has fixed March 5 as the day of sale.
This is the first case of the kind for many
years, and much interest was manifested.
Charles Jones, highly-esteemed negro,
resid ng in Madison County, Tenn, was
found murdered IN the road near Pinson,
ten miles south of Jackson, a few days
ago. The evidence at hand indicates that
Jones was waylaid by Dan Hughes and
killed with an axe. Hughes is in Jail
charged with the crime.
A law has just been enacted in Texas
making it pen i offense to have bout the
pers IN, saddle or s. addle-bags any pistol
dirk dagger, SHOTGUN, sword-cane, spear,
knuckles. made of any hard substance,
bow knife, or any other kind of knife,
manufactured or sold for purposes of Of
fense or defense. The penalty is fine Of
not less than TWENTY-FIVE dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars, and from twen-
ty to fifty days in Jail.
In the case of Brazenton Whaley,
charged with breaking into and ~obbing
the post-off1ce at Williamsburg, KY, he
jury in the United States District Court
at Louisville rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
1t transpires that Henry Boggs, who
murderously assaulted Rev. Stone Hol-
combe at Louisville, KY, is the slick dia-
mond thief who got away with about
5000 worth of precious stones by the ex-
change game in Louisville. His identity
was discovered by m cans of photo graph
Leota Miss, is in gre at danger Of being
washed away, as the banks are cavi ng
and the river making great encroach-
ments.
The washerwomen of Atlanta, Ca, are
on strike'against their poor-paying, upper
crust customers, who delight in wearing
clean linen. but WIN o~e decidedly averse
to giving up good money for the cleansing
process Many of the laundressas are en-
orcing the laborer's lien on the clothes in
hand, and the situation is, to say the least
interesting. The names Of many of the
The Tennessee Association ofArchitects
was organized in Nashville, a few days
since, with John L. Smith, of Nashville,
as president and T. L. Dismukes, of the
same city, as Secretary. The schedule of
charges of the Western Association and
American Institute was adopted.
A few nights ago seven out of the seven
teen prisoners confined in the jail at Pine
Bluff. Ark, escaped Of those who es-
capped five were negroes and two white
men, all charged with grand larceny, ex-
cept one for robbery. They bored out
from the iron floor in the middle cell into
the corridor, and from there through the
outer brick wall. By the long use OF lime
and other acid disinfectants the iron floor
had worn quite thin, and its penetration
with proper implements was quite easy.
The Court has offered a suitable reward.
Mr. Fred Blumline was engaged IN fell
ing a tree, near Cloverport, XIV, few
days ago, and in attempting to get out OF
the way as it came down, he mbled and
fell, the tree striking m and crushing
him to death Blumline was German
who removed from Cincinnati lew
months since wi b number OF o-her
workmen, and has since been gettlng OUT
slaves.
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